Bottle



March 24, 1931. J. M. KENNEDY BOTTLE Filed Nov.

Mum me KIM KEZVNED v Arman 5v Patented Mar. 24, 1931 1 UNITED STATESJOSEPH M. KENNEDY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI BOTTLE Application filed.November 21, 1929. Serial No. 408,729.

This invention relates generally to bottles the predominant object ofthe invention being to provide a bottle of this type which is soconstructed that it will not be necessary for the user of the bottle tobe provided with a spoon or other measuring device for the purpose ofremoving predetermined amounts of the liquid contents from the bottle.

As is quite generally known medicine and other liquids which aredispensed in bottles usually are used by withdrawing predeterminedamounts of the liquids from the bottles, in the caseof medicines theseamounts ordinarily being in doses of one or more teaspoonfuls of themedicine. It frequently happens that the user of such a bottle is notprovidedwith a teaspoon, as in home the tea spoons may be in a remotepart of the house, while in the. case of person who is required to carrya bottle of medicine about on his person a spoon is seldom at handbecause of the inconvenience of carrying and using same. a a To obviatethe necessity that a person be provided with a spoon for measuring outamounts of the liquidin a bottle, I havedevised the bottle disclosedherein which'briefly stated is provided with a neck portion having ameasuring well or compartment therein. In the use of the bottle same istipped upwardly so asto cause the measuring well J or compartment to befilled with liquid from the contents of the body portion of the bottleafter which the bottle is returned to its upright position to cause themain body of the liquid in the bottle to be returned to the body portionof the bottle whereby the llqurd in the measuring well or compartment istrapped and segregated from the remaining liquid in the bottle. The usermay then pour out the contents of the measuring well or compartment intoa receptacle or may raise the bottle to the lips and discharge thecontents of the measuring well or compartment into the mouth, whereby apredetermined amount of the liquid will be taken.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of thegupper portion of a bottleconstructedin accordance with this invention. v

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the bottle when it istipped'up to fill the measuring well or compartment.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2 but showing the bottleafter it has been returned to its upright position after the tipplngoperation and after the position of the cork of the bottle has beenaltered.

Figure 4: is a view similar to Figures 1, 2, and 3, illustrating themanner in which the measured liquid is withdrawn from the measuring wellor compartment.

Figure 5 is a planview ofthe bottle as illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a horizontal section on line 66 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, wherein is shown for the purpose of illustration,merely, one embodiment of the invention A designates my improved bottlewhich comprises a body portion B and a neck portion C. The body portionB of the bottle A is constructed in the manner common to bottles of thetype to which this invention relates and therefore, in the drawing, thelower portion of said body portion has been broken away to conservespace.

The neck-portion Got my improved bottle is so formed that a measuringwell or compartment 1 is provided within said neck portion, saidmeasuringwell or compartment be ing' defined bythe opposite side Walls2' of the neck portion C (Figure 6), a front wall 3, a rear wall 4, anda bottom wall 5. The front wall 3 and the rear wall 4 of the measuringwell or compartment 1 terminate some distance below the top of the neckportion C and extended outwardly and upwardly from said front wall 3 isa pouring lip 6.

The neck portion ,0 of the bottle A includes a curved rear wall 7 whichis spaced apart from the rear wall at of the measuring well or 10 formedthereimand 11 designates a cork a or the opening 10. l

which is arranged in said aperture 10. The cork 11 is provided with acutaway portion which provides an inclined face 12 and the top face ofsaid cork is cut away as indicated at 13, said cutaway portion 13 beingon the same side of the cork as the inclined face 12.

When my improved bottle is not in use it is disposed in an uprightposition as illustrated in Figure 1, and the cork 11 of the bottle ispositioned as shown in the view referred to; that is to say the face 11of the cork will close the opening 6 leading to the lip 6. Because ofthis arrangement it is plain that the liquid within the bottle may notescape therefrom when the bottle is handled or if it should accidentallybe overturned. When the cork 11 is arranged as described it will benoted that the interior of the body portion of the bottle is in directcommunication with the measuring well or compartment 1 through theinstrumentality of the passageway 8 and thespace between the inclinedface 12 of the cork and the top edge of the rear wall 4 ofv saidmeasuring well or compartment.

Assume now that it is desired to withdraw from the bottle apredetermined amount of the liquid contained therein. The measuring wellor compartment 1 is of such dimensions that it will hold a predeterminedamount of liquid, a teaspoonful for instance, and by tipping the bottomof the bottle upwardly, as illustrated in Figure 2, liquid within thebottlewill be-caused to fill the measuring well or compartment 1 and.the space within the neck portion of the bottle adjacent to saidmeasuring well or compartment. During suchtipping of the bottle it isobvious that the cork 11 will prevent passage of liquid from the bottlethrou 11 either the opening 6 When the liquid within the bottle haspassed into the neck portion of the bottle as described and has filledthe measuring well or compartment 1 the bottle is returned to itsupright position when the liquid within the measuring well orcompartment 1 will be trapped therein as illustrated in Figure 3. Thecork 11 is then withdrawn from the opening 10 at the top of the neckportion of the bottle and said cork is reversed and replaced in saidopening 10, and such reversal of the cork will cause the inclined face12 to be located at the lip side of the bottle neck instead of the sideopposite to the lip as in Figures 1 and 2. With the cork arranged asillustrated in Figure 3 the measuring well or compartment 1 is placed incommunication with the opening 6' leading to the lip 6 and, therefore,the contents of the measuring well or compartment may be pouredtherefrom as illustrated in Figure 4. When the cork 11 is positioned topermit the contents of the measuring well'or compartment to be pouredtherefrom the face 11 of said cork will prevent liquid within the bodypo rtion of the bottle from being poured therefrom as illustrated inFigure 4.

I prefer to employ a cork 11 which is square in planas illustrated inFigure 5 as by employing such a cork the danger of accidentaldisplacement of the cork is practically eliminated. If the cork wereround it might be accidentally moved to an intermediate position tolocate the inclined face 12 so that liquid may be spilled from thebottle. By employing a square cork, however, said cork will bepositioned as shown in Figures 1 and 2 or as shown in Figures 3 and 4and in either event liquid within the body portion of the bottle will beprevented from spilling therefrom. v

The purpose of the cutaway portion 13 in the top face of the cork is topermit the position of the cork to be readil 1 determined even in thedark, as by seeing the location of the cutaway portion or feeling itsposition in the dark the position of the inclined face 12 of the corkwill be determined.

I claim:

1. A bottle comprising a body portion and a neck portion, a measuringcompartment arranged within said neck portion, a passageway leading fromsaid body portion to said measuring compartment, said-measuringcompartment being adapted. to receive predetermined amounts ofliquidfrom the body portion of the bottle whereby the contentsof the bottlemay be poured therefrom in measured portions,,said neck portion beingprovided with a discharge opening for said measuring compartment, andadjustable means whereby eitherthe passageway leading into the measuringcompartment or the discharge opening of said measuring compartment maybe closed to the passage of liquid therethrough, said means comprising acork for the bottle provided with a cutaway portion adapted forarrangement adjacent to said passageway or said discharge opening.

2. A bottle comprising a body portion and a neck portion, a measuringcompartment arranged within said neck portion, a passageway leading fromsaid body portion to said measuring compartment, said measuringcompartment being adapted to receive predetermined amounts of liquidfrom the body portion of the bottle whereby the contents of the bottlemay be poured therefrom in measured portions, a discharge spout for saidmeasuring compartment, and adjustable means whereby either thepassageway leading into the measuring compartment or the discharge spoutof said measuring com artment may be closed to the passage of liquidtherethrough, said means comprising a cork for the bottle provided witha cutaway portion adapted for arrangment adjacent to said passageway orsaid discharge spout. i

3. A bottle comprising a body portion and a neck portion, a measuringcompartment arranged within said neck portion, a passageway leading fromsaid body portion to said measuring compartment, said measuringcompartment being adapted to receive predetermined amounts of liquidfrom the body portion of the bottle whereby the contents of the bottlemay be poured therefrom in measured portions, a discharge spout for saidmeasuring compartment, adjustable means whereby either the passagewayleading into the measuring compartment or the discharge spout of saidmeasuring compartment may be closed to the passage of liquidtherethrough, said means comprising a cork for the bottle provided witha cutaway portion adapted for arrangement adjacent to said passageway orsaid discharge spout, and indicating means on said cork for determiningthe position of same.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH M. KENNEDY.

